[If] one strikes his father or his mother and inflicts a wound upon them, or [if] one wounds another on the Sabbath, he is exempt from all of them, because he is liable for his life. [If] one wounds his own gentile slave, he is exempt from all of them.

[If] one cuffs another, he must give him a sela; R' Yehudah says in the name of R' Yose the Galilean: A maneh.  [If] he slaps him, he must give him two hundred zuz; with the back of his hand, he must give him four hundred zuz. [If] he pulls his ear, tears his hair, spits at him and the spittle reaches him, removes his cloak, or uncovers a woman's hair in the street, he must pay four hundred zuz.  This is the general rule: it all depends on his wealth. Said R' Akiva: Even the poorest of Jews are looked upon as though they were sons of noblemen who lost their wealth, for they are the children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  There was an incident of one who uncovered a woman's hair in the street. She came before R' Akiva, who sentenced him to give her four hundred zuz. Said he to him: “Rabbi, give me time,” and he gave him time. He waited for her until he saw her standing at the entrance of her courtyard, and then broke a jug which contained oil worth an issar in her presence. She uncovered her head and was scooping [it] up and placing her hand on her head. He set up witnesses against her and came be-fore R' Akiva. Said he to him: “Rabbi, to this one I should give four hundred zuz?'' Said he to him: “You have said nothing; [be-cause if] one wounds himself, although he may not, he is exempt; [yet] if others wound him, they are liable. And [if] one cuts off his own shoots, although he may not, he is exempt; [yet] if others cut off his shoots, they are liable.”

Although he pays him, he is not forgiven for it until he seeks [forgiveness] from him, as it is said (Genesis 20:7): But now, return the wife ...  Now, from where do we know that the one who forgives should not be cruel? It is said (ibid., v. 17): And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech ...  [If] one says: “Blind my eye,” “Cut off my hand,” [or] “Break my leg,” he is liable. “On condition to be exempt?” —- he is liable. “Tear my clothes,” [or] “Break my jug” —- he is liable. “On condi-tion to be exempt?” —- he is exempt. “Do this to So-and-so on condition that you be exempt” —- he is liable, whether it is against his body or against his property.

[If] one steals wood and makes it into utensils; [or] wool, and makes it into garments —- he pays as of the time of the robbery.  [If] one steals a pregnant cow, and it calves; [or] a ewe bearing wool, and he shears it —- he pays the value of the cow ready to calve [or] the value of a ewe ready to be shorn.  [If] one steals a cow, and it becomes impregnated while with him, and it calves; [or] a ewe, and it becomes laden with wool while with him, and he shears it —- he pays as of the time of the robbery.  This is the general rule: All robbers pay as of the time of the robbery.

[If] one steals an animal, and it ages; [or] slaves, and they age —- he pays as of the time of the robbery. R' Meir says: In the case of slaves he may say to him: “Here is your property before you.”  [If] he steals a coin, and it cracks; fruit, and it rots; [or] wine, and it sours —- he pays as of the time of the robbery.  [If he steals] a coin, and it becomes disqualified; terumah, and it becomes ritually contaminated; chametz, and it is in his possession on Pesach; [or] an animal, and it is used for transgression, or becomes disqualified for the Altar, or is condemned to be stoned —- he may say to him: “Here is your property before you.''

[If] one gives craftsmen [something] to improve, and they spoil [it], they are obligated to pay. [If] one gives a carpenter a chest, a box, or a closet to repair, and he spoils [it], he is obligated to pay.  [If] a builder undertakes to demolish a wall, and he breaks the stones or causes damage, he is obligated to pay. [If] he was demolishing from one side and it fell from another side, he is exempt; but if it was because of the blow, he is liable.

[If] one gives wool to a dyer, and the cauldron burns it, he pays him the value of his wool. [If] he dyes it poorly, [then] if the improvement exceeds the expense, he pays him the expense; if, however, the expense, exceeds the improvement, he pays him [for] the improvement.  [If he gave it to him] to dye red for him, and he dyes it black; [or] black, and he dyes it red —- R' Meir says: He must pay him the value of his wool. R' Yehudah says: If the improvement exceeds the expense, he pays him the expense; if, however, the expense exceeds the improvement, he pays him [for] the improvement.

[If] one robs another of something worth a perutah and swears to him, he must pursue him with it even to Media. He may give [it] neither to his son nor to his agent, but he may give it to an agent of the court. If he dies, he must return it to his heirs.

[If] he paid him the principal, but did not pay him the fifth; [if] he forgave him the principal, but did not forgive him the fifth; [or] if he forgave him for both —- save less than the worth of a perutah of the principal —- he need not pursue him.  [If] he paid him the fifth, but did not pay him the principal; [if] he forgave him the fifth, but did not forgive him the principal; [or it] he forgave him for both save the worth of a perutah of the principal —- he must pursue him.

[If] he paid him the principal and swore to him concerning the fifth, he pays a fifth upon the fifth until the principal dwindles to less than the worth of a perutah. The same applies to a deposit, as it is said (Leviticus 5:21 ff.): ... concerning a deposit, or a loan, or a robbery, or [if] he oppressed another, or found a lost article, and lied about it and swore falsely —- this one pays the principal, a fifth, and a guilt-offering.  “Where is my deposit?” He said to him: “It is lost.” “I adjure you,” and he said: “Amen,” and witnesses testify against him that he ate it —- he pays the principal. [If] he confessed himself, he pays the principal, a fifth, and a guilt-offering.

``Where is my deposit?” He said to him: “It was stolen.” “I adjure you,” and he said: “Amen,” and witnesses testify against him that he stole it —- he pays the twofold payment. [If] he confesses himself, he pays the principal, a fifth, and a guilt-offering.